The provincial government has signed off on the Halifax Regional Municipality’s proposed regional planning changes related to Dartmouth Cove, but with some changes. Back in October, Halifax councillors voted in favour of restricting infilling at the cove. The changes require approval from the provincial government. “Staff raised questions around the municipal boundary, jurisdiction and whether […]
Regional police say a homicide investigation has begun after a man was killed in Halifax on Wednesday morning. According to officers, they were called just after 11 a.m. to the 2400 block of Gottingen Street, to reports of an injured man. Police say the man was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries. […]
The provincial government says it is making new funding available to support regional emergency management organizations across Nova Scotia. The funding comes in the form of grants, totalling around $1 million, according to government. That money will support organizations with communications infrastructure, staff and training, among other things. “The Long Lake and Lake George wildfires […]
Rates of fatal opioid overdoses in Nova Scotia saw a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, but new research from Dalhousie University shows they rose again shortly after. Researchers studied trends in the province from 2009 to 2023 and focused on differences between pharmaceutical and illicit opioid-related deaths. Pharmaceutical relates to drugs prescribed for pain relief, […]
Police in Nova Scotia are asking for the public’s help in searching for a man wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant. According to RCMP, 51-year-old Jeffrey Wayne Faulkner is facing charges of fraud with a value of roughly $300,000. Police said they believe he has moved to Newfoundland and may be living in the Stephenville […]
A tractor-trailer caught fire on Highway 103 west of Halifax on Tuesday afternoon. It happened between exits 6 and 5A Eastbound. According to an email from the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters, the fire was contained to the cab thanks to a quick response from the crews at Station 56 in Black Point. The highway was […]
The price of diesel has gone down overnight. The Nova Scotia Energy Board invoked the interrupter clause last night, saying the change was necessary due to significant shifts in the market price for oil. Diesel has dropped 7.1 cents to 172.6. There’s been no change in the price of gasoline. The board will make its […]
The Nova Scotia Energy Board has announced it will be using its interrupter clause at midnight Tuesday. The board says the clause will be used to adjust the price for diesel fuel, in response to “significant shifts in the market price for diesel oil.” The price of gasoline will not be impacted, the board says. […]
A Point-in-Time Count snapshotted 1,150 people experiencing homelessness in Halifax Regional Municipality, including 17 per cent who were unsheltered. A new report with data collected in October showcases that several people are sleeping outside in the municipality as winter approaches. According to the numbers provided by the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHA), 197 […]
The CEO of Nova Scotia Power says an unidentified group based out of Russia is believed to have been behind a cyberattack earlier this year. Peter Gregg made the comment at a legislative committee meeting on Tuesday, to which he had been summoned to answer questions around billing concerns from the utility’s customers. “This incident […]
